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This gives us strong consolation. Qui dilexit pollutos, non deseret politos. He that loved us when we were not, when we were nought, will not now loose us, whom he hath bought with his death, interested to his life^a Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. usque ad finem, ²nay absque fine, unto the end, in the end, without end. He will not neglect David in the Throne, that did protect him in the fold. He that visited Zacheus a sinner will not forsake him a Saint. If he bore affection to us in our rags, his love will not leave us, when highted with his righteousness, and shining with his rewels. If Ruth were lovely in the eyes of Boaz, gleaning after the Reapers, what is she, made Mistress of the Harvest? He never meant to loose us, that laid out his blood to purchase us. Satan hath no trick to deceive him of us, us of him. As he had no power, to prevent the first, so none against the second Redemption. ^bChrist was Agnus in passion, but ⁴Leo in R•surrectione: a lamb suffering death, but a Lion rising from death. If he could save us being a Lamb, he will not suffer us to be lost, being a Lion. Fear not thou daughter of Zion; he that chose thee sick, sinful, rebellious, will preserve thee sound, holy, his friend, his Spouse. ^dThere is neither death, nor life, nor principality: nor power, nor h••ght, ⟨p. 14⟩nor depth that shall be able to separate us from his love, or pluck us out of the arms of his mercy. But tremble ye wicked; if ye have not fought in his Camp, you shall never shine in his Court.

This giues vs strong consolation. Qui dilexit pollutos, non deseret politos. He that loued vs when we were not, when we were nought, will not now loose vs, whom he hath bought with his death, interessed to his life